Methyl iodide → HCID 54297241, compound

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A 15 mL round bottom flask was charged with (+)-(4aR)-(10bR)-8-(1-naphthyl)-10b-methyl-3,4,4a,5,6,10b-hexahydrobenzo[f]quinolin-3-one (22 mg, 0.065 mmol), 0.20 mL of t-butanol, and potassium t-butoxide (22 mg, 0.19 mmol). Methyl iodide (0.012 mL, 0.19 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate eluent) to give 16 mg (70%) of the title compound as a yellow solid, upon trituration from diethyl ether/hexanes. mp 172°-173°. FDMS: m/e=353.

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